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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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