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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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