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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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