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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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