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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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