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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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