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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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