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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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