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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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