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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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