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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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