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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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