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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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