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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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