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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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