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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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