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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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