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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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