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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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