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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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