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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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