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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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