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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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