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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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