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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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