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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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