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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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