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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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