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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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