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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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