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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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