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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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