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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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