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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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