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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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