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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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