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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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