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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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