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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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