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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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