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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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