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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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