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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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