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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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