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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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