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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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