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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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