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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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