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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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