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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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