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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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