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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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