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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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