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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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