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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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