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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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