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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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