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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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