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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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