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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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