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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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