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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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