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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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