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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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