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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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