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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources