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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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