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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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