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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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