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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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