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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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