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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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