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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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