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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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