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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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