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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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