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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key 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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