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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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