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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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