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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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