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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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