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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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