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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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