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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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