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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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