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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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