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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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