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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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