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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores 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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