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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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