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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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