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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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