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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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