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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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