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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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