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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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