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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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