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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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