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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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