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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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