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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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