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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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