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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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