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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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