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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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