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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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