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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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