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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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