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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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