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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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