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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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