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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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