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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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