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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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