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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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