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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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