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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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