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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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