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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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