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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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