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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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