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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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