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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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