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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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