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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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