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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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