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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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