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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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