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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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