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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major 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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