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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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