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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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