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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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