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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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