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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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