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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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