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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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