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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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