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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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