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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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