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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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