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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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