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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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