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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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