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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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