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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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