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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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