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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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