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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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