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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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