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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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