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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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