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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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