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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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