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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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