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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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