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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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