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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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