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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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