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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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