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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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