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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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