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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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