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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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