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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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