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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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