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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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