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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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