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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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