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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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