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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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