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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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