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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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