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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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