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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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