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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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