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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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