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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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