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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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