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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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