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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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