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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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