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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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