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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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