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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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