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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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