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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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