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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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