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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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