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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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