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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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