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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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