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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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