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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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