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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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