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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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