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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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