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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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