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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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