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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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