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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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