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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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