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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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