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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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