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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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