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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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