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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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