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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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