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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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