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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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