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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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