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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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