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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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