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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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