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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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