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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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