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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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