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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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