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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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