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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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