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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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