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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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