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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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