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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new 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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