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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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