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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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