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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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