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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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