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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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