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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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