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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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