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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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