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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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