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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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