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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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