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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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