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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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