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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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