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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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