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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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