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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources