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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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