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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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