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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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