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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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