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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major 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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