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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies 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 stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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