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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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