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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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