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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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