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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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