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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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