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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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