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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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