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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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