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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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