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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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