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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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