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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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