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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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