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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education