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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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