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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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