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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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