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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models 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 organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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