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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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