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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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