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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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