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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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