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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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