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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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