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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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