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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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