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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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