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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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