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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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