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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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