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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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