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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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