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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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