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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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