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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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