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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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