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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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