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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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