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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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