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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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