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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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