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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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