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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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