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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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