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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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