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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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