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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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