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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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