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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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