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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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