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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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