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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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