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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key 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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