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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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