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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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