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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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