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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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