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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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