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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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