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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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