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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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