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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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