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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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