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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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