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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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