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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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