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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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