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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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