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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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