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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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