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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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