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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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