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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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