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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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