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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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