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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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