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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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