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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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