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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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