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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring 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 inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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