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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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