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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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