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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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