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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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