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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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