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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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