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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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