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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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