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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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