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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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