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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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