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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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