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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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