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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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