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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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