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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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