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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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