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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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