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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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