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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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