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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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