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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the 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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