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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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