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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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