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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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