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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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