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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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