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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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