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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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