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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major 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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