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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data 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 intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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