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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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