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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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