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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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