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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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