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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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