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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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