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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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