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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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