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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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