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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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