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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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