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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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