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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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