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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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