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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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