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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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