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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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