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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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