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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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