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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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