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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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