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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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