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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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