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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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