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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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