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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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