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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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