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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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