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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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