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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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