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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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