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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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