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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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