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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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