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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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