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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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