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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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