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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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