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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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