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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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