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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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