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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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