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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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