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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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