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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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