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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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