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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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