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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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