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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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