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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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