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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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