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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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