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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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