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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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