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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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