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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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