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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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