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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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