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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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