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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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