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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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