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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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