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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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