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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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