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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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