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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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