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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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