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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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