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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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