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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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