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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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