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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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