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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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