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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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