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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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