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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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