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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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