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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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