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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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