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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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