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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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