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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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