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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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