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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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