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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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