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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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