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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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