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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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