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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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