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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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