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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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