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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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