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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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