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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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