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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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