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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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