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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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