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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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