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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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