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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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