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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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