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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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