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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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