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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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