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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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