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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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