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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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