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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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