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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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