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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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