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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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