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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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