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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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