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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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