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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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