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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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