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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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