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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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