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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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