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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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