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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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