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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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