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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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