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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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