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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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