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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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