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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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