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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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