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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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