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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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