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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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