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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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