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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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