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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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