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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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