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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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