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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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