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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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