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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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