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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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