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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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