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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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