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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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