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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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