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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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