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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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