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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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