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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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