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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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