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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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