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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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