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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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