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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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