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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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